Afghanistan: Installing thousands of cameras risks creating total surveillance state

By Amnesty International

Responding to the Taliban’s decision to install 62,000 security cameras across Kabul and other areas, Matt Mahmoudi, Amnesty International’s Researcher and Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, said: “Implementing such a vast architecture of mass surveillance under the guise of ‘national security’ sets a template for the Taliban to continue its draconian policies that […] The post Afghanistan: Installing thousands of cameras risks creating total surveillance state appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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